402 Episodes

  1. An Extraordinary Affair

    Published: 9/20/2024

  2. Seeing For Yourself

    Published: 9/19/2024

  3. The Bodhisattva’s Practice

    Published: 9/14/2024

  4. “The Bodhisattva Path and The Paramitas” – Fall 2024 Ango Opening Talk at ZMM

    Published: 9/1/2024

  5. “Going Straight on an Ever-Twisting Path” – Fall 2024 Ango Opening Talk at ZCNYC

    Published: 9/1/2024

  6. Wrong, Wrong

    Published: 8/25/2024

  7. The Butterfly Effect

    Published: 8/25/2024

  8. Lonely—Alone—No Reference Point

    Published: 8/18/2024

  9. Pivoting On Suffering

    Published: 8/18/2024

  10. Guarding Introspection

    Published: 8/11/2024

  11. Your Mind is At Rest

    Published: 8/8/2024

  12. Feeding Not Fighting: Meeting Machig Labdrön

    Published: 8/3/2024

  13. Tokudo: Monastic Ordination for Sekku Harrison

    Published: 7/28/2024

  14. The Natural State of Mind

    Published: 7/27/2024

  15. Yes!

    Published: 7/27/2024

  16. Nothing Outside

    Published: 7/26/2024

  17. Seeking Nothing

    Published: 7/25/2024

  18. Allowing Death to Teach Us How To Live

    Published: 7/21/2024

  19. Watch Your Mind

    Published: 7/14/2024

  20. Adapting to Conditions

    Published: 7/13/2024

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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.